Reddle, that's the thing with writing on the interwebs and not talking face to face--the thing is I agree with what you say, as I said, I evaluate specific situations and do the same as you--but not all the time, and I have no problem pulling over for a few seconds to be courteous to some backed up cars at times too.
So ya, I suspect we have the same view, typing ain't always super clear and specific situations make me decide what to do anyway.
To emphasize again, I only have riding experience in northern Scotland, and drivers were really quite patient all in all.
But then I didn't ride on the A9 for example, not worth it to me, and I've done long trips in Mexico and Central America, riding into and out of big cities etc so I do have experience like you in all kinds of road situations and don't scare easily.
Cheers
No worries, just don’t want people put off riding in the UK because the roads look different to their experiences in other nations where banishment to the hard shoulder is a thing
